Connect with us

Science

The first meteor shower of 2021 will illuminate the night sky on New Year’s weekend – CBS News

NASA calls the Quadrantids one of the “best annual meteor showers.”

Published

on

post featured image

Between a once-in-a-lifetime comet and the epic meeting of Jupiter and Saturn for the great conjunction, 2020 was a big year for celestial phenomena. But 2021 is starting off strong with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, which NASA calls one of the “best annual meteor showers,” from January 2 into January 3. 
What are the Quadrantids? 
According to NASA, the Quadrantids return each year between December 28 and January 12. First seen in 1825, they originate from the small asteroid 1003 EH1,…

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending